Seattle Sights
Got up this morning and went to Bertolino's Cafe near Helen's house, as usual to drink coffee and post on the blog. It was a leisurely morning as we waited for Helen to get off of work. We wanted to spend at least a day in the area, to visit friends and explore the Seattle area. Then on to Canada, eh!

When Helen got home we went to Seattle to see the Space Needle. It wasn't quite as tall as we expected for some reason. It's not even the tallest building in the city, but it is Seattle's signature structure. They must have been following us on this blog because they rolled out the red carpet for us. Actually, it was for the Pacific Science Center's "Festival of the Fountains" black tie fundraising gala which was next door.

From there we walked to Pike Place Market, the nation's oldest continually working farmer's market. Unfortunately, most of the shops had closed so we didn't get to see the world-famous salmon slinging at Pike Place Fish Market. Surprising considering that it was Friday night, but it was nice to explore the city on foot.

After going back to Helen's house to rest up, we went out for a really good seafood dinner later that night. Then it was time to hit the sack.

Drive-Thru Coffee Shops
Here's a picture of one of the coffee shops mentioned before.

They are more common up here in NoCal, Oregon and Washington than Starbucks! Strange considering that they are based in Seattle. But, that's great for me. Some of you know how I feel about Starbucks. I think Eric F. has the right idea about what Starbucks should be used for. Sorry folks, inside joke. Just think: emergency pit stop.

These places are everywhere! Even in almost all of the one stoplight towns we have passed through. Another bonus about these places. Without fail, every single one we went to (and there were a lot) had a supply of doggie treats. There is even a chain, Coffee People, that has free wi-fi. It turned out later that this had an unintended effect on Hapa. Now, anytime we go through a drive-thru of any kind he expects doggie treats.